Sportfreunde Stiller - Intro [from "Burli"] 0:23. Sportfreunde Stiller - Laut anhören 2:42. Sportfreunde Stiller - Ein kleiner Schritt 3:24. Sportfreunde Stiller - Ungewöhnlich 2:53. Burli, the third full-length release from German rock band Sportfreunde Stiller, was extremely successful for the group, landing at number two and number four in Germany's and Austria's respective album charts, and cracking into the Top 50 in Switzerland.

~ Chuck Donkers. FAITH NO MORE - We Care A Lot (Original Version). FAITH NO MORE - Introduce Yourself. FAITH NO MORE - From Out Of Nowhere. FAITH NO MORE - Epic. FAITH NO MORE - Falling To Pieces. FAITH NO MORE - Midlife Crises.

The Cardigans - You're The Storm. The Cardigans - Rise And Shine. The Cardigans - Sick And Tired. The Cardigans - After All. While there were few surprises to be found on the regular single-disc edition of the Cardigans' best-of CD (just a 22-song roundup that really did hit all the right peaks), the limited-edition bonus disc is an absolute eye-opener.

On their fifth album, the Cardigans continue down musical paths few would've predicted based on the bubbly, organ-driven lounge-pop of their first three releases, EMMERDALE, LIFE, and FIRST BAND ON THE MOON.

Despite its conventional title, Approaching Normal is Blue October's most puzzling release to date. Furstenfeld howls during "Say It," before announcing his intention to "cover you in ants, bees, and honey, then take your picture for the cover of our album" during the follow-up tune.

1372 Overton Park might be Lucero's major-label debut, but the Memphis-based band retains all of their rough-and-tumble indie charms. Gruff-voiced frontman Ben Nichols still sings about people with dead-end lives: the type of characters whose "heroes are the losing kind.".

The unvarnished title of Matthew Good's third solo album refers to the circumstances preceding the writing and recording of this 2007 set. In the summer of 2006, following a divorce and a growing period of emotional instability, Good attempted suicide via an overdose of sleeping pills and was subsequently diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Led by the radio single "Piano Blink," 2008's Between the Beautifuls found Hawksley Workman sharpening his quirky pop/rock sound, with traces of folk and cabaret music creeping into the mix. ~ Andrew Leahey.

Stereos are a band of heavily tattooed white-boy hipsters who co-opt various aspects of American urban music, most notably hip-hop beats, party rap lyrics, and Auto-Tune vocals. The appeal of it is understandable.

However, it's still easy to hear where they get their inspiration. They've traded their formerly scrappy approach for a style that borrows the Arcade Fire's anthemic sweep -- it's no coincidence this album was produced by Arcade Fire collaborator Markus Dravs.

Awkward and alluring in equal measures, Gwen Stefani's 2004 solo debut, Love.Angel.Music.Baby., did its job: it made Gwen a bigger star on her own than she was as the lead singer of No Doubt. With that established and her long-desired wish for a baby finally fulfilled, there was no rush for Gwen to get back to her regular gig, so she made another solo album, The Sweet Escape, which expanded on what really sold her debut: her tenuous connections to Californian club culture.

Teenage rock & rollers often don't last. Certainly, they rarely keep performing into middle age, but Paul Weller has never been ordinary. From the outset, Weller was different -- too tense, too difficult to fit into the crowd even when he was the most popular musician in Britain, as he was when he led the Jam at the turn of the '80s.

Picking up where 1998's Phantom Power release left off, charming Canadian fivesome the Tragically Hip continue with their signature infectious tunes on their eighth studio album Music @ Work. "The Bastard" and "Freak Turbulence" are both intimidating in the fact that the band does not let go emotionally or physically when churning out smashing percussion drives and swirling guitar riffs.

That's not a lot, considering that during their brief existence, the Housemartins only achieved seven Top 40 hits, all of which are included here except their cover of "There Is Always Something There to Remind Me.".

Recorded at the Manchester Evening News Arena in December 2001, Live It Like You Love It sees the Charlatans UK not quite living up to the mantra that is this live album's title. While his bandmates are generally in better form, it would be a stretch to call their playing tight and impassioned.

Like the band itself, the album loses steam toward the end but the best songs here -- "My Ever-Changing Moods," in particular -- prove that, contrary to popular belief, the Style Council wasn't a complete waste of Paul Weller's time and that he did explore some new territory with the group.

As things go in the U.K., many members of the British music press jumped on the comments and appropriated Brown's views as their own. The only thing that seems new for Brown on Music of the Spheres is that a number of the songs sound like minimalist tone poem explorations and that he sings in Spanish on "El Mundo Pequeno.".